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"Taking A Stand" Persuasive Writing

This assignment was a response to the Scholastic News article "Taking a Stand." The students were asked to write their opinion on the Dakota Access Pipeline and support their reasoning with details from the text.

Rubric Code: MX78C2X

By NoreenM4

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Subject: (General)

Type: Homework

Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive Writing This rubric is for the writing response to "Taking a Stand."
	1 Poor 1 pts	2 Fair 2 pts	3 Good 3 pts	4 Exceptional 4 pts
Chooses Position 1 pts Student chooses a position to support in his or her essay.	1 The student does not take a position on the topic.	2 The student does not clearly choose a position to support. He or she shows support for both sides of the argument.	3 The student chooses a position but the position is not stated clearly.	4 The student clearly chooses a position to support in his/her writing. This position is clearly stated in the introduction.
Supports Position 1 pts Student provides reasons for why he or she is supporting this position.	1 Student does not state any reasons why he or she is taking a position on a particular topic.	2 Student states one reasons for why he or she is taking this position. The reason is not clearly stated in the introduction.	3 The student states two reasons for why he or she is taking this position. The reasons are clearly stated in the introduction.	4 Student clearly states three reasons why he or she is supporting a particular position. The reasons are clearly stated in the introduction.
Includes details 1 pts Student includes details from the text to support the reasons listed.	1 Student does not include any details from the text to support his or her position.	2 Student includes one or two details from the text to support his or her position. The details provided vaguely support the reason(s) the student has taken this position on the topic.	3 Student includes two or three details from the text to support his or her position. The details provided adequate support for the reason(s) that the student has taken this position on the topic.	4 Student includes three or more details from the text that clearly support his or her position. The details show strong support for the reason (s) that the student listed for why he or she chose this position.
Grammar 1 pts Student uses correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation.	1 Student has many grammatical errors and the essay is very disorganized.	2 Student has more than eight grammatical errors in his or her writing and the writing is neither neat or organized.	3 Student has less than eight grammatical errors in his or her writing. The essay is written neatly or well organized.	4 Student has less than four grammatical errors in his or her writing. The essay is written neatly and well organized.

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